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(November 25, 2022; Day 17) – After French skipper Roland Jourdain (We Explore) was deemed the winner of the Rhum Multihull class in the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, he dropped to second after being been given a statutory time […]

Sail Canada, the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Canada, and Canada SailGP Team have formed an official partnership between the two organizations to further promote and develop the sport nationwide, including developing foiling talent across the […]

Unique to the 37th America’s Cup has been the AC40 boat, essentially a scaled down version of the AC75 boats to be used in the 2024 event. The boat is freshly designed by the Kiwi defender, intended as a cost-saving […]

Tied to a coconut tree on the beach in the fishing village of Lambeau, on Tobago’s windward coast, is a million-dollar Bavarian yacht that will likely never sail again. The boat, named the Vagant, has been there for five years, […]

(November 23, 2022; Day 15) – At 1920hrs today, the race management of the 12th edition of La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe received a message from CROSS Antilles to tell them that Gilles Buekenhout (JESS) had triggered his […]

Some of Ricardo Campello’s standout waves from this year in Maui Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish Sails) has been spending plenty of time at Ho’okipa, Maui, over the last few years and the 37-year-old has been digging through his hard […]

Rich du Moulin is not only renowned for his competitive sailing accomplishments but also his many contributions to the sport of sailing and the maritime shipping industry. Buttons Padin provides this profile in WindCheck magazine: Rich grew up in the […]

Longtime Canadian coach Mark Lammens takes us down memory lane on how the Olympic Sailing Program has evolved: When I was first attracted to Olympic sailing, all the boats were designed for big men. The top sailors were larger than […]

The biennial Transpac Race extends on a 2225 nm course from Point Fermin in Los Angeles to the finish line off Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. It cuts across a big ocean, and when things go wrong, the distance from […]

Down-the-line heaven with Leon Jamaer in Mauritius Leon Jamaer (Flikka / NeilPryde) has recently been spending some time out in Mauritius where he scored some memorable conditions – the highlights of which you can see @ https://youtu.be/0U4Q0zsLHaI. You can also […]

After a three-year COVID-19 hiatus, the fourth edition of the 935nm Antigua Bermuda Race is on the schedule to start from Antigua on May 9, 2023. “The first few days of the race are basically a guaranteed sleigh ride with […]

The inaugural Global Solo Challenge 2023-24 seeks to be a budget-friendly solo, non-stop race around the world. For boats from 32 to 55 feet with an IRC rating below 1.370, a pursuit start over 11 weeks begins in A Coruña, […]

The 2022 J/105 North American Championship were held September 29-October 2 in San Francisco, CA. The 28-boat fleet had enough breeze for excitement but not so much that gear failure decided the outcome. With eleven races and no throw outs, […]

The eagerness of the New Zealanders to technically advance the America’s Cup has gotten derailed again. For the 2021 event, the development of the AC75 parts forced teams to delay their launches, and now the requirement of the AC40 training […]

When 2022-23 Golden Globe Race front-runner Tapio Lehtinen was woken by a loud noise, he had five minutes to escape his sinking boat. Translated from Finnish publication Ilta-Sanomat, he shares some details from a cargo ship en route to China: […]

World Sailing has partnered with the Global Wingsports Association (GWA) and the International Wing Sports Association (IWSA) to support the development of the fast growing sailing discipline wingfoiling. Riders in this genre have a foiling board and a handheld wingsail. […]

(November 21, 2022; Day 13) – Thomas Ruyant, solo skipper of LinkedOut, was unofficially crowned ‘King of the Transats’ when he won the 38-boat IMOCA class on the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. Hollow eyed, wobbly legged and exhausted this […]

5 straight days of wind ranging from 10 to 35 knots delivered the ideal platform for the Youth and Junior athletes of the 2022 Alacati Wind Fest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup to put on an incredible display […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and when they turned the question to one of the world’s most accomplished navigators, Stan Honey nominated the […]

The Santa Maria Cup, a premier match racing event for women for over 20 years but stopped in 2012, is making a comeback in 2023. The regatta will be May 1-4 in J/22s on the Severn River in Annapolis, MD. […]

Nine teams competed in the 2022 J/70 US Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club on November 18-20 in St. Petersburg, FL. Thirteen races were completed in fresh breeze on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday’s cold front brought […]

It is a rarity for Sailing to get much space in the news correspondence from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, which has a bit to do with the under-performance of the US Sailing Team and likely a bit more […]

Australian Ethan Prieto-Low took top honors at the 2022 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship, held November 17-20 in Pittwater, Australia. Too much wind on the final day kept the ten teams ashore, with final placing based on the team’s […]

(November 20, 2022; Day 12) – A record sized fleet of 38 IMOCAs at the start line in Saint Malo on November 9 looks set to produce the closest and most exciting finish for the class in the 44-year history […]

Puerto Rico swept the top two positions at the 2022 Optimist North American Championship, held November 15-19 for 155 competitors in Nassau, Bahamas. Isabella Calzadilla-Allora claimed both overall and top woman awards, beating Diego Jose Marrero-Cuevas by five points while […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is tradition when referring to a specific Olympic Games, you reference the City first, such as the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. When the International Olympic Committee began requiring exorbitant fees for hosting rights, […]

Joan Rinken, 85, died November 8 in hospice in St. Petersburg, FL. Rinken will never be in the Sailing Hall of Fame, her years at Chicago Yacht Club campaigning the Tartan-10 Go for It! rarely ended with a visit to […]

(November 18, 2022; Day 10) – Legendary French skipper Francis Joyon sailed to fourth place in the Ultim 32/23 Class when he crossed the finish line for the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe this morning […]

Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules … take the test: Question: Two 25-foot boats, L (a leeward boat) and W (a windward boat), are approaching the right-hand end of the starting line, a 30-foot […]

(November 9, 2022; Day 67) – With the absence of modern equipment, the leaders of the Golden Globe Race fleet had a rare check-in as they arrived at the compulsory Photo Gate at the tip of South Africa to drop […]

Saint Malo, France (November 9, 2022) – Postponed for three days due to stormy conditions in the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, today’s rescheduled start to the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe was blessed with near perfect weather […]

Event Preview: Japan set to decide the 2022 Slalom World Titles as World’s best racers head for Yokosuka The elite of the racing world are currently descending upon Yokosuka, Japan, in preparation for the Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World […]

Saint Malo, France (November 6, 2022) – With today’s start postponed for the 3542 nm Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, due to storm winds and huge seas expected in the English […]

Exploring the other side of the Atlantic as Nico Prien heads to the Outer Banks Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) has been on his travels again, this time taking him to the other side of the Atlantic… more preciesly Hatteras. […]

World class wave sailing with Marc Paré in Gran Canaria & Tenerife Marc Paré (Fanatic / Duotone) enjoyed his best season to the date on the World Tour as the 24-year-old finished 7th overall in the waves, whilst at last […]

Baptiste Cloarec taking his sailing to another level after a successful summer in Gran Canaria Baptiste Cloarec (RRD / RRD Sails) finished the 2022 season ranked 25th overall on the PWA Wave World Tour after recording one joint 17th result […]

Adrien Bosson makes his dream a reality as Frenchman finally gets his hands on the Freestyle World crown Last month, Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) was finally able to make his dream a reality, after coming […]